Chapter 249 Fate
The eldest grandson Xu Junying took his son and his wife away. The old lady watched them go with a smile. When they were out of sight, she suddenly put away her kind smile, and two rays of resentment and anger shot out of her slightly narrowed eyes: the bitch Qin never came to her to kowtow and admit her mistake, and her grandson just protected his wife like this. She was reluctant to destroy the harmonious atmosphere of four generations living together, so she didn't even bring that bitch up to pay her respects, and just left like that!
Bai Jingyu turned his head at this moment, and was about to talk to the old lady in a flattering way, but he couldn't help but feel frightened when he saw this scene. He turned his head back quickly, pretending that he didn't notice anything, but saw Luo Xiangying, who was sitting in the lower seat in the distance, carefully and quickly looking at the man's seat across the mahogany relief screen. He smiled slightly, quietly retreated, slowly walked out from the side, walked to Luo Xiangying, smiled, pulled her hand and said crisply:
"Cousin Luo, are you eating well? You used to be with the old lady all the time. There's no need to be so formal. Feel free to enjoy the fruits and snacks!"
When everyone heard her say this, they all raised their eyes to look at them. Luo Xiangying was a little embarrassed and lowered her head slightly. The old lady took a sip of tea and swallowed it, then looked at her and said to Bai Jingyu:
"She is now the eldest daughter of the Li family. When a woman marries, her husband's family is the most important. You should stop calling her cousin. Change your tone!"
Bai Jingyu quickly responded, "Yes! My granddaughter-in-law forgot for a moment, so she deserves a slap in the face!"
Wang You looked at Luo Xiangying and said with a smile, "Look, old ancestor. I haven't seen her for a few days. Aunt Li has grown up to be so gentle and elegant. The eldest brother-in-law and the eldest aunt are really good at teasing people. Isn't this all thanks to the old ancestor?"
Old Mrs. Xu smiled and waved to Luo Xiangying: "Come here and let me take a look!"
Luo Xiangying walked forward, the old lady took her hand and stroked it gently, looked at her face carefully, smiled and nodded: "You are really much gentler now, like a real elegant young lady, a married woman should be like this! Serve your grandfather and grandmother well, of course you can't do without your kindness... They are all relatives, and your great aunt still loves you as before! Although your eldest cousin is your grandmother, she is also a sister, and she is free on weekdays. From tomorrow on, the two sisters will come to Jinhua Hall together. Without you two to chat and laugh, Jinhua Hall will not be lively!"
Turning to look at Mother Ji, she said, "Give me the two rolls of silk that I was reluctant to use in the past. Take them to make her some clothes. Also, the two new hairpins in the makeup box. The patterns are a bit too new and suitable for young people to wear. Give one to her and one to the eldest girl!"
Luo Xiangying bowed and thanked him. Xu Xiaojuan also came up to pay her respects. She was unhappy that she had received a gift for no reason: "Grandma, what is this for? She is just a concubine? You gave her such a valuable gift. You praised this little whore in front of so many people. Will she listen to me and let me control her in the future?"
Thinking this in his heart, his eyes could not help but stare at Luo Xiangying? Luo Xiangying blinked, but Bai Jingyu smiled and pulled Luo Xiangying, saying:
"Aunt, listen to the old ancestor. Come to Jinhua Hall more often and serve the old ancestor on behalf of your grandmother!"
Luo Xiangying followed Bai Jingyu and went back to her seat. Seeing that there was no one around, Bai Jingyu pulled Luo Xiangying to sit down with him. He smiled and chatted with her in a low voice for a while before getting up and walking away. Luo Xiangying sat there with her head down, her heart pounding and her heart filled with hatred that could not be dissipated. If she had not considered the etiquette and rules, she would have run away long ago and smashed Xianglan Pavilion to pieces!
Second Mistress was full of pity for her, saying that Sixth Master was indeed the first to take a fancy to her, and that she was the Sixth Master's favorite in terms of taste, speech, and appearance. Last time, she secretly wrote a poem and left a handkerchief. Sixth Master actually came to the old lady to ask for a younger sister, but when the elder sister found out, she pulled the mother to admit her fault, saying that her family did not discipline her strictly, and that the younger sister had not learned the rules as well as her elder sister since she was a child.
??This made the old lady angry, and she scolded her. She decided to let the Sixth Master marry the elder sister, but because the Sixth Master liked the younger sister, she still wanted to keep her as a co-wife or concubine for the Sixth Master. The elder sister couldn't tolerate it, so she asked the mother to discuss with the old lady not to have a concubine for the time being. Before the old lady agreed, she bumped into the son-in-law at the door...
The Second Mistress sighed and said, "I don't know whether it is true or not. Your sister told the old lady in person that my sister has a private relationship with Mr. Li on the pretext of learning to read.
"When the old lady heard this, she quickly gave you to Mr. Li, lest your sister's reputation be ruined. She was going to discuss marriage with the Sixth Master! The fifteenth day will pass tomorrow, and the engagement will be made the day after tomorrow. The wedding will be held ten days later. Ten days later, the eldest lady will move the five members of your Li family to live in the outer house. Your sister will become the sixth lady, so she will be even more unwilling to allow you to enter the gate of the Hou Mansion again... Sister, you have such a miserable life, so pitiful! It's also your fault that you are not the eldest daughter. What originally belonged to you was taken away by others!"
Ten days, ten days! Luo Xiangying clutched the handkerchief tightly, her mind full of these two words, beads of sweat oozing out of her forehead - ten days later, the eldest grandmother drove Xu Xiaojuan's family out of the Hou Mansion, and she had to follow her, and she would never be able to stay in the Hou Mansion again! And ten days later, her elder sister Luo Zhaoying would wear a wedding dress and marry her beloved Sixth Master, becoming the Sixth Grandmother of the Hou Mansion and the wife of an official appointed by the court, and she would enjoy wealth and glory from then on, and no longer look down on her as a younger sister who became someone else's concubine!
She became Li Zhao's concubine, but it was all thanks to her mother and sister!
If you want to climb up the social ladder, you should fight for it with your ability. Marriage is also determined by fate. Why do you have to get rid of her and step on her? Luo Xiangying carefully recalled the collision with Li Zhao that day. It was obviously her sister who took the maid Yu Di and left first, so why did she turn around and provoke her? Driving her forward? Could it be that... Luo Xiangying's heart became colder and colder, and she gnashed her teeth in hatred: What a good sister! What a wishful thinking, do you really want to abandon your sister?
At night, when everyone dispersed, Luo Xiangying followed Li Zhao and Xu Xiaojuan back to Yuehua Court. Xu Xiaojuan couldn't eat crabs and shrimps, as she would itch when she ate them. However, she loved eating fat crabs since she was a child, and she never missed them every Mid-Autumn Festival. For this reason, Madam Zheng specially asked the imperial physician to make a kind of folk prescription pills for her. After eating crabs and shrimps, she would take the pills and fall asleep immediately. When she woke up, nothing happened. Tonight, Xu Xiaojuan looked at the fat crabs on the table and was unwilling to give them up. She relied on the pills and ate them happily. When she returned to Yuehua Court, she quickly took the pills and went to bed. After a while, she lost consciousness.
Seeing this, Li Zhao naturally did not want to miss the opportunity. He did not go to the study to read at night. After taking a bath, he went straight to the side room to find Luo Xiangying.
Luo Xiangying drank a few more cups of tea in Jinhua Hall and couldn't sleep for a while. After taking a bath and changing clothes, her long black hair was spread out. She took the new scented tablets she got during the day to try the scent in the room. Li Zhao pushed the door open and smelled the fragrance in the room. The beautiful figure behind the gauze curtain was as beautiful as a demon. Before they met, his body was already half numb. He went up and called Xiangying and embraced the surprised and shy Yiren in his arms. On the wedding night, the newcomer took the initiative to cling to him, her hot and sweet lips never left him for a moment, and her whole body held him tightly like ivy...??? He was deeply intoxicated, fascinated by her beautiful body, and tried his best to indulge in pleasure with her. He thought that he could make love with the newcomer every day from then on, but Xu Xiaojuan separated the two of them on the second night. He thought of her thousands of times, and tonight he could hold the beautiful woman in his arms again. How could he not be ecstatic and happy!
Luo Xiangying was stiff for just a moment, then gradually softened, half-pushing and half-giving in, wanting to resist but also to welcome. Thinking of Xu Xiaojuan's acrimony, viciousness and hatefulness, a sneer appeared on her lips, and she put her arms around Li Zhao's waist, and coquettishly said softly:
"Husband! I miss you so much...why don't you come to see me!"
Li Zhao's bones were almost broken, and he said in a trembling voice: "Isn't it here? My dear Xiangying! Your husband misses you so much!"
He blew out the lights in one breath, and the two of them fell onto the bed. In the fragrant mist, the sounds of kissing, panting, and moaning mixed together. Luo Xiangying's unbridled screaming made Li Zhao very excited. Xu Xiaojuan never screamed. Hongyu and Luyu came secretly, and she dared not make any sound. At this time, she and Luo Xiangying seemed to be evenly matched. The two of them stayed up all night and entangled for most of the night before they rested because they were exhausted.
Li Zhao had warned the maids on night duty in the courtyard in advance, so no one told Xu Xiaojuan about the two of them having slept together secretly. When Xu Xiaojuan woke up, it was already noon. The housekeeper in the mansion distributed the mooncakes that had been offered for sacrifice. Looking at the two children eating the mooncakes, Xu Xiaojuan smiled and asked if they were delicious. She also listened carefully to the maid's conversation about the arrangements for tonight's dinner and moon-watching. Her mind was completely focused on the festival, and she had no time to remember where and when her husband Li Zhao slept last night. Seeing Luo Xiangying coming over to greet her, she just waved her hand impatiently and asked her to go away.
At noon, Xu Xiaojuan took the two children to Qiuhua Courtyard. Luo Xiangying sent them out of the courtyard and ran directly to the study. Li Zhao was overjoyed to see her. He sent away Hongyu and Luyu. The two of them hugged each other and rolled onto the couch in the study, where they clung to each other. Li Zhao loved Xiangying's sweet moans, but Xiangying tasted the sweetness of love between men and women. They were inseparable for a long time, but in the end, they were afraid that Xu Xiaojuan would come back and make a scene, so they both got up and packed their clothes. Luo Xiangying found a jade pendant on Li Zhao's body. She was very familiar with that bright white jade ring, and couldn't help but pull it over to look at it curiously. Li Zhao smiled and said:
"Do you recognize it? I just found it and tied it on my body. This can be considered as a token of love you gave me!"
Luo Xiangying's face was still flushed, and she looked at him with wide eyes. Li Zhao smiled teasingly and pointed to the wall outside:
"Why? Weren't you standing on the wall and peeking that day? You've seen enough, and I fell in love with your husband at first sight, so you decided to use this jade ring to seal our love for each other for life?"
Luo Xiangying seemed to understand, but she also seemed to understand something. Her heart was pounding. "Did I say that?"
Li Zhao thought he had found the right person. He happily hugged her and poured out his heart: "Silence is better than words! My dear Xiangying, we are destined to be husband and wife! Did you climb up to pick flowers that day? I, I was just playing with the little girl... I have got this piece of jade from you, and I will keep you in my heart day and night!"
Luo Xiangying leaned in his arms, looking out the window at the courtyard wall. The orchids were still in full bloom, and the leaves were still green. She seemed to see her sister Zhaoying standing on the rockery to watch the flowers bloom, while in the academy below, Li Zhao pulled a handful of red or green jade. The little girl's scream scared Zhaoying, and she slipped and fell. The jade ring broke and rolled to Li Zhao's feet. Li Zhao picked it up and looked up, but Zhaoying was gone...
Xiangying smiled strangely: "You can't take what I can't have. Sisters should stay together!"
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